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A McDonald’s in Newcastle was evacuated after a car burst into flames in the drive thru.

Firefighters were called to the scene after a Vauxhall Zafira caught fire at the Kingston Park McDonald’s just before 3pm on Saturday.

A woman and her four children managed to escape from inside the car before the fire began to take hold.

Two fire engines from Gosforth and Newcastle city stations were called to the fast food drive-thru on Belvedere Parkway and customers and staff were escorted from the restaurant.

Huge flames started to spread to the roof of the building and there was some minor smoke damage inside.

Car on fire at McDonald's drive thru in Kingston Park

The silver Vauxhall was gutted by the fire and was left with burnt-out windows after it had been extinguished by fire crews.

Stunned passer bys took pictures and video as smoke filled the sky and flames licked the side of the McDonald’s.

The blaze is believed to have been caused by a fault in the car. More than 230,000 Vauxhall Zafire B models have been recalled due to a fault in the heating system causing fires to break out in the dashboard.

Firefighters checked inside the McDonald’s for any damage before leaving at around 4pm.